I like the litter thread because it's a simple topic that everyone has an answer to and also because the thread writes itself. From a simple question you'll get answers that spark a discussion about the ecological impact of littering. You need to decide what type of thread host you want to be. Do you want to be lassiez-faire and let the thread run itself or do you want to guide the thread along into deeper discussions about your base topic.

You can be a hero or a villain, the choice is yours.

I see you started off on the wrong foot here, you made a bad bet and got burnt, it happens. I think one problem is you asked too many questions in one thread. Almost each of those could have been it's own thread, so don't think about it too hard, just ask a question and see how it goes, I think you have some good thread ideas. Once you have asked enough questions you start to get answers and then you have enough material to make your own opinion pieces.

Having some failed threads is good, you'll know what works and what doesn't. This time people thought you were trolling and the mods got involved, other than getting banned that's the worst case scenario. I would try to avoid making comedy threads for now since people have to know you're joking else people will just get confused and get angry.

How about you take over the current political thread I'm making?

Do a thread on the Q-Ray™ bracelet. I wear 10 on each arm and 3 on each ankle.

Or make a thread on this video.

I'll say to just avoid threads that looks like trolling. You kept in your first thread saying that Nintendo was doomed, followed by that really weird argument with the Vita's sales, and it was really hard to judge what were trolling and what were part of the argument, and if we should took those parts not seriously or the entire thread not seriously. It ended up making it more confusing and making the users unsure about how they should approach it.

Asking if something that is constantly breaking sales records is a failure and asking if Nintendo is doomed surely cannot be taken that seriously? I was trying to be funny, but it failed and I am sorry for all those that were injured during the process. I have a bad sense of humor, what more can I say.

I didn´t realize what you meant by PM you, so I am sorry about that too.

I got my answers that I wanted and this thread is ready to be closed (I will try to destroy it by myself, but I don´t know if I am able to or know how to)

Thanks for all the tips and advise. I will surely need them. And use them. As far as the word "doomed" goes, I am planning on boycotting it, its too dangerous for me.

my only question is: do you belive Switch will outsell Vita or not?

NO NEVER!

I am just joking! I belive it! It will very soon or may already has outsold Vita. As I once said: "I believe in Nintendo".

Outselling PS4 is the mystery that will unfold with time. I think that it can, by a large margin, but will it? I don´t know and I believe that I don´t have to know. In that case it would be guessing and not believing.

Hmm, a ban or even locking a thread seems a bit excessive on a thread like that, and this is coming from a Nintendo fan. I guess it could be seen as a bit provocative, but it sounds pretty clear to me that it's at least partially a joke, in which case what's the harm in it? I mean I don't see much point in the thread but still..

People should be allowed to post their sales predictions and insights, no matter how misguided they may be ;)

I even think having some fun w/cheeky sarcasm and light trolling should be fine as long as it's not directly insulting someone or a fanbase, (or I suppose also blatantly trying to rustle feathers by taking unfair below-the-belt jabs at a console or company) but hey, I'm a writer, not a mod :P

It was mostly a joke, build on the fact that Switch is still below Vita. And the fact that I really truely see Switch having and had more potential than the sales reflect.

It and its games being better than what can be seen from the sales that it has gotten. At least in Finland. In Japan its a different story, a story that I don´t know that well, but it seems to be doing very well there.

Still I personally agree with the mods. The thread was as bad as I feared (I even stated at the start of it that the thread was going to be bad). Locking was justified. I should have read it a couple of times before doing it and a better idea would have been better :P

It's not, tho. Nintendo will announce something around 18m shipped by the end of March, which is more than Vita did LT. Either way, it's one of the fastest selling consoles of all time, so I don't know what it has to do with Vita or anything really.